Hi Maggoteers,
I could do with some advice if possible, tomorrow my 12 yr old son and I are paying our first visit to a local farmers pond which is fished only on rare occasions by the farmers son in law & a few family friends.
According to the farmers wife rumour has it that 8 years ago a couple of large Carp were "liberated" and re-homed in a pond on their land, since then they are believed to have bred, she say's they can be seen cruising the surface in the evening ,also the Yorkshire water authority have put Tench and some other type ? of fish into the pond so I'm hoping there's a bit of sport to be had.
The pond is approximatly 400 yds by 100 yds, I'm guestimating ... it may be larger (photo tomorrow), it has 4 or 5 small islands which have tall trees (usually 1 per island but some more), the islands are only 1 or 2 feet above the water level.
The water in the pond is a milky colour so I wouldn't expect there's much visibilty as far as the fish are concerned, the surface of the pond is peppered with fallen leaves and the depth is unknown to me at the moment (doesn't look to be more than a few feet).
Can anyone give me some ideas as to what might be the most effective method to fish "milky water" ?.
Many thanks
I could do with some advice if possible, tomorrow my 12 yr old son and I are paying our first visit to a local farmers pond which is fished only on rare occasions by the farmers son in law & a few family friends.
According to the farmers wife rumour has it that 8 years ago a couple of large Carp were "liberated" and re-homed in a pond on their land, since then they are believed to have bred, she say's they can be seen cruising the surface in the evening ,also the Yorkshire water authority have put Tench and some other type ? of fish into the pond so I'm hoping there's a bit of sport to be had.
The pond is approximatly 400 yds by 100 yds, I'm guestimating ... it may be larger (photo tomorrow), it has 4 or 5 small islands which have tall trees (usually 1 per island but some more), the islands are only 1 or 2 feet above the water level.
The water in the pond is a milky colour so I wouldn't expect there's much visibilty as far as the fish are concerned, the surface of the pond is peppered with fallen leaves and the depth is unknown to me at the moment (doesn't look to be more than a few feet).
Can anyone give me some ideas as to what might be the most effective method to fish "milky water" ?.
Many thanks
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